20th Century Women 4K 2016 Ultra HD 2160p

The story of three women who discover love and freedom in Southern California in the late 1970s.

User Review

What was so great about those distant ’70s was the short distance between people, who interacted directly, without all the modern gadgets and electronic communications, standing within arm’s reach or lying on a shared mattress, looking each other straight in the eye or holding hands—as is the case with fifteen-year-old Jamie, surrounded by several women, who needs their attention just as much as they expect attention from him.

The film’s conversational style implies constant physical closeness among all its characters, who maintain an almost uninterrupted conversation that shifts from one to another without embarrassment or hesitation, surprisingly candid and direct, allowing all parties to experiment with their relationships and feelings as they interact with the teenager—who is both the subject of these experiments and an independent explorer, testing the boundaries of theoretical and practical knowledge, the balance between conditions and conventions, and gradually coming to terms with himself.

This torrent of words flows within the broad channel of a deeply thought-out screenplay that addresses various aspects of human needs, regardless of the height of one’s spirituality or the physiological nature of biological processes, without causing shocking surprise with the directness of the questions or the equally unhidden reactions they elicit, which result from the perfect interplay of dialogue and action—achieved through the unfathomable organic nature of each character, as well as the obviousness of all the circumstances that, in one way or another, accompany the process of their mutual revelations. These elements make up a nearly two-hour tale of the sorrows and joys that accompany the twists and turns of a first love—one that is far from the first, and not at all what one would call love.

The periodic shifting of allegiances does not in the least unsettle Lucas Jade Zumann, who is at the mercy of Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, and Greta Gerwig, who pay little attention to the other man (Billy Crudup). The young man is remarkably composed and calm; no matter how compelling the argument from the other side may be, he does not allow the women to win at someone else’s expense, confidently bringing to the forefront and sustaining the narrative of a teenager’s personal development—a journey that gradually shifts the perspectives and convictions of more mature individuals, reflecting the gradual growth of those who live and observe others.

Info Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (94.1 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 2.00:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.00:1

Info Audio

#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by writer-director Mike Mills)

Info Subtitles

English SDH (PGS), Bulgarian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian (PGS), Finnish, French (Parisian), German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian (PGS), Lithuanian (PGS), Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin American) (PGS), Swedish, Thai, Ukrainian.